Bomb



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BOMB. 7

APPLICATION FILED OCT-11,1919- Patented June 29, 1920.

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J osnmi HARRY: other; 01? mNcoLN, rumors s bisbe ifijcatimi of Lett e rsiPatent I Patented Jiine29,1920. A me nt]; sieio'cio'bern, 1919. SerialNo. 329,927.

i tional View taken through awallof the shell,

Y I .fiand p I a citizenof theiUn tedflistates,fresiding at Fig. 4" is a sectional View taken substan Lincol in thef connty of Loganfand State tially on the line 44 of Fig. 1, I i got Illinois? have invented 'certainnew'andw'" As'disclosed linLthe accompanying draw:

" useful Improvements in Bombs, of'whiclr the following is a specification, referencebeing had toft he' accompanying drawings.

This 'iny e'ntionfrelates to certain improve ments in bombs, and has relation more par:

act/er 0 fa type "adapted to'be dropped "from aerial fcraft,jand it an object of the inven-i tion to provide a noveliana improveddevice thisfgeneral; character including means" jivhereby thefchargeis' caused to explode after tl ebombfhas made its strike.

It ifsfalsoanobject of the invention to pro *videa noyelgand impioved device of this general haracter 'incli ding 'a firing pin or plunger; normally heldfinr a ffir'ing positionby releasable means rendered operative unk deiiythefliiifiuence oif the impact wlienethe l bomb' makes faT-stiik; together with meme when the pin is released, for a itomatically causing saidpin or phinger tobeco me active.

, Ani'a'dditiongtl obiect of the invention is to provide ainoyl and improved device ofthi's general character including when andno'sey and "wherein; said'shell and nose are "p'ro-f l V id Qdi W hiweakenedportions towmi m rice offered the. shell and nose vantages" arefi attained and the deviceren c dered simpler, lesse'xpensii eandotherwise 'rnoref convenient and advantageous for use,

' asfWi-ll be hereinaftermorefnlly set forth.

The novel? features of my: invention will hereinaiter be' definitelyclaim'ed. 1

order that invention may) be ithe betterfi nderstood; I no wproce'edto describelthe samefwith refierence to the ac companying draivings, wherein: l

Figure-1 is a View partly in longitudinal section: partly infel'evation{of abomb constructed in accordance Withanjembodn ment bfmyin-yentidn; r Fig; 2 s an enlarged fragmentary vlew herein smeared; and in applied position ly fin section" partly elevation rati g; the firingpin or plunger, as

enlarged" iragmeue ry secingsystdenotes a shell of desired dimension end portion of'the shell is adapted to be closed by a pointednose N. The nose N is preferably made of steel with its poin'tportion solid and its inner or larger portion hollowed out; so that the charge C may be properly applied Within the shell S and partially Within the nose N. The nose N is pointed, so that the bombhwill pierce or penetrate the object upon which it is dropped and the point portion of thenose N isof a Weight to materially facilita'tethe requisite travel of the bomb toward its obj ective.

The outer face or periphery of theshell Sis weakened at points therearound, and

vthere'along by the recesses 1 partially bored in the alls of the shell S, and the'nose N is also weakened at points therearound by the grooves or channels 2cutthere1n. By providingthe shell S and'the nose N with the rods extending outwardly from said of the shell. The outer end portions of the weakened portions 1 and 2 the resistance; ofieredto the explosion ofthe charge is minir nizedr i l r Welded'orjotherwise secured to theclosed .end portion of the shell S are the end porv tions of the diametrically opposed elongated V he details of construction; and :in' the I oinbinationiand 1 an rangement of the several" parts of 'my-im-' proved bomb whereby certai'nimpo'rtant ad f arms are provided with the openingsiiw Q 'througheach of which is directed a pin-5 or the like to form an abutment'for an expan sible member 6 surroundinga rod 3. The expansible member 6, as herein disclosed,

comprises a coil spring encircling the rod 3, l

and theopposite end portion bears against a sleeve or "socket member 7 slidably'mounted npon thero'd 3.

'Connectingthe sleeves or socketymembers: 7 is a rod 8 which extends substantially. ra-

dially across the closed end of the shellS.

The. extremities of the rod 8 arepreferably in threaded engagement with tllQSlQBVGS or sockets 7 whereby the application ofthe rodS is facilitated. v i 1 9denotes a firing pin or plunger,- which is,

provided adjacent its firinglend with an opening lO thrOughwhich the rod 8 is directed. Threaded throughvthe firing pin or plunger 9 is a binding screw 11 or the like for engagement with the rod 8, whereby the plunger or firing pin 9 may be effectively held in desired position for firing, or may be held in a position substantially in parallelism with the closed end of the shell S for safety when the bomb is in storage or tIflIlSlt,

and not to be used.

The outer or opposite end portion of the plunger or pin 9 is provided with an enlargement 12, preferably substantially spherical, and which is adapted tobe engaged between the socket jaws 14, provided at the similar'ends of the crossed levers 15.

The crossed levers 15 are vpivotally supported by rivets 16 or the like, on a bar 17,

and it is preferred that the levers 15 be ar-.

ranged at opposite sides of the bar 17. The

extremities of the bar 17am provided with the eye members or rings 18, which surround the rods 3, and preferably between the pins 5 and the adjacent ends of the expansiblemembers 6.

Outwardly of the openings 4 the opposed faces of the rods 3 are provlded with the recesses or pockets 19, into whichare adapted to be sprung the angular outstanding end portions 20 of the resillent and expansible yoke 21. Suitably secured to the central portion of the yoke 21 is an end portion of a tail 22, which operates to guide the bomb in its travel toward its objective.

When the bomb makes a strike the vibration of the bomb resulting from the force of the impact causes the socket jaws 14 to separate and release the plunger orfiring. pin 9, whereupon said plunger or pin 9 is 15 are provided with the weighted enlargements or heads 23. i

Extending through the axial center of the closed endfof the shell S is a fuse container 24, preferably of a length to have its inner end terminate within the nose N. Arranged within the container 24 is a fuse 26, which may be eithertslow acting or quick acting,

as desired. The outer end ofthe fuse 26 is;

provided with a cap 2'7.v When the plunger or pin 9 becomes active, itstrikes the cap within the nose LT, the ignition of the charge 27, resulting in the ignition of the fuse 26, whereby the desired explosion of the charge dccurs. By having the container 25 extend will occur therein,,and which materially increases the effectiveness of the explosion.

From the foregoing description, it .is

thought to be obvious that a bomb constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted foruse by reason of the convenience and facility with which 'itmay be assembled and operated and it 'will also beobvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification without departin and spirit thereof any? for this reason not wish to be understood as limiting myself from the princilples do to the precise :arrangzment and formation of the several parts ing out my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

1. A bomb comprising ashell adaptedto' contain an explosive charge,-outstanding members carried by theshell', a rod slidably engaged with said members, a firing rein shown in carrypin carried by the rod, means releasably, upon impact, engaging the pinfor holding thesame in set 'POSltlOD, and an expansible ,medium coacting with the ,member and placedunder tension, when the firing pin is set, to constantly urge the member tov ward the shell to ignite the charge therein when the firing pinis released, said firing pin being adjustablearound the rod.

2. A bomb comprising a shell adapted to contain an explosive charge, outstanding members carried "by an end portion of the shell, a firing pin slida'bly -supported .by

said members, means releasably, upon impact, adapted for holding the pin in set position, means for uurging' the, pin toward the'shell when the pin is released, and a tail engaged with the outer end portions ofthe members.

3. A bomb compris ng a'shelladapted-to 106 contain an explosive charge, outstandin members carried thereby, a firing pin sli ably supported by said members, .a rod conmeeting said members outwardly of the pin, crossed levers ,pivotally engagedfwith 'said rod and providedwith jaws enga geable with Y the pinto hold the pinin set position, said jaws separating upon impact;

4. A bomb comprlslng, a shell adapted to contain an explosive charge, outstanding members carried thereby, a firing p n slidably supported by said mem'hers,..a rod connecting said members outwardly of the pin,

crossed levers pivotally engaged with said rod and provided with jaws engageable;

with the pin to hold the pin inset position, saidjjaws separating u n impact, said levers being provided with weighted portions to, facilitate the: separating movements of the jaws.

5. A bomb comprising-a shell adapted to contain arr/explosive charge, outstanding members carried by the shell,,a rod having its opposite end portions slidably engaged with said members, across member: con

' heating the outstandingmembers at a point outwardly of the rod, expansible members interposed between the rod and the cross member for urging the rod toward the shell, a firing pin carried by the rod, and means carried by the cross member for releasably maintaining the firing pin in set position, the rod, when the firing pin is in set position, placing theexpansible members under tension. l

6. A bomb comprising a shell adapted to contain an explosive charge, outstanding members carried by theshell, a rod having its opposite end portions slidably engaged with said members, a cross member connecting the outstanding members at a point outwardly of the rod, expansible members interposed between the rod and the cross member for urging the rod toward the shell, i

a firing pin carried by the rod, means carried by the cross member for releasably maintaining the firing pin in set position, the rod, when the firing pin is in set position, placing the expansible members under tension, said firing pin having movement around the rod, and means for holding the pin against such movement.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

JOSEPH HARRY CLARY. 

